Charles Addams' cartoon creations are still creepy and kooky as described in the lyrics of their 1960s sitcom. They remain fond of the color black, instruments of torture, bumps in the night and screams of terror.During the staged musical version of...

As a gymnastics coach, Jaime Alberto Gomez believed in his young athletes when they could not believe in themselves. He taught them to eat right, stay in shape and confront their fears. He helped many people reach new heights, on and off the gymnastics...

It’s becoming more and more common at the high school football level that this is not a game dominated by senior athletes.Freshmen, sophomores, and in some cases, even eighth-graders have been turning in impressive performances while seniors just sit...

Week 18, July 3These past two weeks have been very busy for me. Beyond the 6:30 a.m. team workouts and my private training every afternoon, I have been doing a little traveling. Alongside two of my younger teammates (Alex Gomez & Miami commit Kermit...

The competition at this past weekend’s UCF 7-on-7 tournament was fierce, with great athletes flying all over the place on the UCF practice fields and inside the Nicholson Fieldhouse.It was a whirlwind affair of 31 teams going after the title, which was...

Senior wide receiver Avery Johnson showed why he's the No. 1-ranked pass catcher in the state Saturday at the UCF 7-on-7 tournament. What he does on the field, however, was already a well-known fact about 6-foot-3 the Pompano Beach Blanche Ely star.
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The spotlight shone on several instruments Saturday night at the 76th annual Bach Festival during a briskly entertaining program of concertos.
It was the festival's first staging of a "Concertos by Candlelight" program in Knowles Chapel at...

"The Lion King" will come roaring back to Orlando in April 2012 for a monthlong engagement.
The Florida Theatrical Association's next touring Broadway season also includes these treats: The restaging of "Les Miserables" to celebrate...

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Chris has strengthened slightly as it moves over the northern Atlantic, but it isn't posing a threat to land. The storm's maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 kph) on Wednesday and another small increase in wind speed...

Berlin: Put Berlin next to Paris and you have both sides of the coin: romance, which occasionally appeals, and eros, which never fails. "Berlin is sexy," said the German capital's openly gay Mayor Klaus Wowereit, and it's been that way since the...

Tonight's Halloween show was hard to take seriously, what with all the special effects, overblown makeup and costumes, and ridiculous props. Fun, nonetheless.Cheesiest props: J.R. Martinez and partner Karina Smirnoff for use of caskets, fake lightning and...

The Chicago International Film Festival didn’t have to look far when choosing a movie to kick off its 47th annual edition. “The Last Rites of Joe May” — starring Dennis Farina as an aging con man with little to his name besides debt — was filmed in...

When the Orioles broke spring training 31/2 months ago to heightened expectations and growing excitement, Robert Andino and Mark Hendrickson grappled with opposite emotions.
Hendrickson, the veteran of nine big league seasons, was facing his first trip...